| For
Saturday September 13, 2003 |
- Read Chapters 1, 2 & 3 in the
Operating Systems book.
- eMail your resume to me by 10 PM Friday 9/12/2003.
- Quiz #1
(covering chapters 1 & 2)
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| For
Saturday September 20, 2003 |
- Read Chapters 4 & 5 in
the Operating Systems book.
- Use ShieldsUp! to
test the security of your personal computer.
Remember to bring in printouts of your "before" and "after" results.
Specifically, we want a list of which of your computer’s ports
where “open” or “closed” and were you able to “Stealth” those
ports. Use the "text summary."
- Subscribe to the Langa
List e-newsletter.
- Download a
template that you can use for your own Windows
Notes. It already has some tips. Feel free to
modify it in any way you see fit.
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| For
Saturday September 27, 2003 |
- No Class. College Closed.
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| For
Saturday October 4, 2003 |
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| For
Saturday October 11, 2003 |
- Read Who's Responsible
For Security Problems? from LangaList
2003-10-02 and Langa Letter: Enough Already: Microsoft Must Change
Sept. 29, 2003
- Read the Preface and Chapter
1 of MCSA Guide to Managing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network.
- Answer the Review questions
(25) on p. 24-28. They will be checked at the beginning of class.
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| For
Saturday October 18, 2003 |
- Exam #2 in the A.M.:
- In the OS book, chaps.
3 & 4,
- In MCSA Windows 2000
book, Chap. 1,
- OSI Model (Name all 7
layers. Identify the layers that typical network devices and software
function.
Hint: All People Seem To Need Data Processing)
- IP Address Classes: (IP
address ranges and Subnet masks for each class)
- The 2nd half of class (12:30
to 3:12 PM) has been cancelled.
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| For
Saturday October 25, 2003 |
- Read Chapter 2 & 3 in the
MSCA Guide to Managing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network.
- Answer the review questions
at the end of chapter 2 and chapter 3.
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| For
Saturday November 1, 2003 |
- Due at the start of class:
Your answers to the review questions for chapters 1, 2 and 3 in the MSCA
Guide to Managing a Microsoft Windows 2000 Network.
You will only get full credit for each chapter's
answers at the beginning of class.
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| For
Saturday November 8, 2003 |
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| For
Saturday November 15, 2003 |
- Exam 3B (take-home) is due
at 9:00 AM.
(Exam 3B was emailed to all students on 11/9/2003.
Contact me immediately if you have not received the exam.)
- Installation Log is due at
the end of class.
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| For
Saturday November 22, 2003 |
- Submit answers, at the beginning of class, to the following questions:
- What is a "batch" file (.bat)?
- What is a "logon script."
- Where is the logon script
located? Specify the local hard disc drive directory and the shared
directory name.
- Where would you specify the logon
script for a user?
- Bring in a blank CD-R so that
I can make a copy of the evaluation version of Windows 2000 Server for
you to keep.
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| For
Saturday November 29, 2003 |
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| For
Saturday December 6, 2003 |
- Read: How The Internet Works
- Read: Setting Up the Domain Name System for Active Directory
- What
we did in class today (12/6/2003):
- Set a static
IP address on each server
- Downloaded and installed
WinZip 8.1 SR-1.
- Downloaded and installed
ActivePorts
- Installed and
Configured the DNS Server:
(Added Forward lookup zone, added reverse
lookup zone, etc. )
- Installed Active
Directory by using DCPromo (Active
Directory Installation Wizard)
- Used NetDiag and DCDiag to check & troubleshoot DNS & Active Directory.
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| For
Saturday December 13, 2003 |
- Read Best
Practice Active Directory Design for Managing Windows Networks.
- Bring in a blank CD-R so
that you can get a copy of the Windows
2000 Service Pack 4 Network Installation
(129 MB's).
- Completed Installation Log
must be emailed to me by 9PM 12/13/2003.
Must be a Microsoft Word document named, "MS405 Installation Log lastname.doc"
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| For
Saturday December 20, 2003 |
- Homework
Assignment: (Due 9AM 12/20/2003) (.zip)
(.pdf)
- Final Exam:
Covers: In the Admin. Windows 2000 book:
Chap. 2, 3, 4 (p. 100-111, 117-121)
- Read: Administering DHCP
in Windows 2000 p. 266-278 (Chap. 7)
- Read: Administering DNS in
Windows 2000 p. 278-291 (Chap. 7)
- Last
Day of Class
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| Recommended Websites |
- Webopedia - http://webopedia.com/
- Online dictionary
for computer and Internet terms.
|
- Langa
List - http://langa.com/newsletter.htm
- Subscribe to an
award winning, twice-a-week e-newsletter from noted computer author
and editor Fred Langa. Each issue is packed with tips, tricks, and
other useful and interesting information. Don't forget to check out
the latest issue.
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- Zone Labs - http://zonelabs.com/
- Personal firewall
for Windows. Free version of ZoneAlarm is
available.
|
- Gibson
Research Corp. http://grc.com/
- Use ShieldsUp! to
test the security of your computer's connection to the Internet. Also a good
site to learn about firewalls and security.
|
- SpyBot
Search & Destroy - http://safer-networking.org/
- Spybot - Search & Destroy
can detect and remove spyware of different kinds from your computer.
Spyware is a relatively new kind of threat that common anti-virus
applications do not yet cover. If you see new toolbars in your Internet
Explorer that you didn't intentionally install, if your browser crashes,
or if you browser start page has changed without your knowing, you
most probably have spyware. But even if you don't see anything, you
may be infected, because more and more spyware is emerging that is
silently tracking your surfing behaviour to create a marketing profile
of you that will be sold to advertisement companies. Spybot-S&D
is free, so there's no harm in trying to see if something snooped
into your computer, too :)
.
|
- DSL Reports - http://dslreports.com/
- Broadband industry news, ISP reviews, Speed tests, Forums.
|
- WinZip - http://WinZip.com/
- File compression.
A must have, when uploading and downloading large files.
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Microsoft Help & Support - http://support.microsoft.com/
-
- Search the Knowledgebase.
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PracticallyNetworked.com - http://practicallynetworked.com/
-
- Networking Essentials, How to Guides, Product Reviews, Troubleshooting and Tutorials.
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Microsoft TechNet: Security - http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/
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- Security information for IT professionals
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-
Daryl's TCP/IP Primer -
http://tcpipprimer.com/
- Designed to give the reader a reasonable working knowledge of TCP/IP subnetting, addressing, and routing. It is not intended to be complete, or to cover
all issues. This is targeted toward LAN administrators just moving to TCP/IP, however
it should help anyone who wants to know a little (more) about how TCP/IP
works.
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-
Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) http://www.microsoft.com/traincert/mcp/mcsa/
- The Microsoft Certified Systems Administrator (MCSA) credential proves that you have the skills to successfully implement, manage, and troubleshoot the ongoing needs of Microsoft Windows 2000�based operating environments
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-
Best Practice Active Directory Design for Managing Windows Networks
-
A structured approach to Active Directory design makes enterprise-scale directory
service deployment straightforward and easy to understand. This guide and
its companion, Best Practice Active Directory Deployment for Managing Windows
Networks, combine business and technical guidance to minimize the time and
effort required to implement the Active Directory directory service.
This guide provides a step-by-step methodology based on best practices learned from customers that have already deployed Active Directory in their organizations. It provides all the tasks and decisions you need to develop an Active Directory design to manage Windows networks. The intended audience for this guide is the IT professional responsible for testing, piloting, and rolling out an Active Directory design.
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ActivePorts - http://ntutility.com/freeware.html
- A tool for Windows NT/2000/XP that enables you to monitor all open TCP and UDP ports on the local computer. Active Ports maps ports to the owning application so you can watch which process has opened which port. It also displays a local and remote IP address for each connection and allows you to terminate the owning process. Active Ports can help you to detect trojans and other malicious programs.
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Ten common management mistakes: And how to avoid them... http://www.nwfusion.com/research/2003/0609mistakes.html
- Your job is to keep the network up and running, so employees can work without interruption and so that you can get home at a reasonable hour. The problem is that things don't always go the way you want them to go. Some days just plain stink. There are many reasons, but we'll just stick to the 10 most commonly encountered network management potholes.
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Microsoft plans Windows 2000 Server retirement -
- Microsoft said it will gradually phase out its Windows 2000 Server family. Effective April 1, 2006, the products will no longer be available.
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Binary, decimal, hexadecimal (http://www.mikroelektronika.co.yu/english/books/B_Dodatak.htm)
More detailed coverage of numerical systems |
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Binary math (http://www.cut-the-knot.com/do_you_know/BinaryHistory.html)
More on binary system for curious people |
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PC components (http://www.pcguide.com/ref/index.htm)
Review of the computer hardware components : start with basics and learn more in-debth later |
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LAN definitions and related topics (http://webopedia.internet.com/TERM/l/local_area_network_LAN.html) |
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Client-Server vs. Peer-to-Peer (http://www.linksys.com/faqs/default.asp?fqid=17)
More on networking basics and types of networks |
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OSI model definition and overview (http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/O/OSI.html) |
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Network topologies (http://www.lad.co.za/topology.html) |
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Intro to LAN protocols from CISCO (http://www.cisco.com/univercd/cc/td/doc/cisintwk/ito_doc/introlan.htm#xtocid3) |
